Italian physicist named deputy associate director at JLab

Italian physicist Patrizia Rossi has been named deputy associate director for nuclear physics at Jefferson Lab in Newport News.

Rossi will join theU.S. Department of Energylab in May, according to a statement from the lab.

“She brings experience as a manager and extensive knowledge of the Jefferson Lab, which will greatly benefit our research efforts as we prepare for the future and the start of our 12 GeV experimental program,” Lab director Hugh Montgomery said.